Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at QCC

Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,575, which is 60.11 % of all undergraduate students. 753 students which is 5.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,842.
For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 80.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 4% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at CUNY Queensborough Community College since 2013.
For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 8,575, which is 60.11 % of all undergraduate students. 753 students which is 5.00% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $4,842.
YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-148,593 (53%)$5,1618,057 (49%)$4,0681,004 (6%)$4,570
2014-159,045 (56%)$5,7038,087 (50%)$4,1341,080 (7%)$4,486
2015-168,454 (55%)$5,6037,544 (49%)$4,159955 (6%)$4,526
2016-178,189 (53%)$5,5917,261 (47%)$4,141808 (5%)$4,719
2017-188,335 (54%)$5,6567,221 (47%)$4,321767 (5%)$4,752
2018-197,847 (51%)$5,5536,775 (44%)$4,385682 (4%)$5,032
2019-208,371 (60%)$5,6036,409 (46%)$4,467609 (4%)$4,959
2020-217,725 (62%)$5,5875,236 (42%)$4,587472 (4%)$5,186
2021-2210,618 (97%)$4,7734,816 (44%)$4,332396 (4%)$5,347
Average8,575 (60.11%)$5,4706,823 (46.44%)$4,288753 (5.00%)$4,842

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,241 (80.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $6,455. It can cover 79.79% of tuition & fees ($8,090) based on out-of-state rate.
In addition, 110 (4.00 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,472).
Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-142,263 (74%)$6,026143 (5%)$3,807
2014-152,476 (81%)$6,687155 (5%)$3,901
2015-162,406 (79%)$6,476117 (4%)$4,293
2016-172,295 (77%)$6,372138 (5%)$4,467
2017-182,238 (78%)$6,417109 (4%)$4,674
2018-192,183 (73%)$6,202106 (4%)$4,526
2019-202,444 (84%)$6,315106 (4%)$4,503
2020-211,947 (79%)$6,42560 (2%)$5,057
2021-221,917 (97%)$7,17659 (3%)$5,019
Average2,241 (80.22%)$6,455110 (4.00%)$4,472
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.
The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,830 (64.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,731.
In addition, 1,684 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (59.00 % of students).
Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-142,090 (68%)$4,59010 (0%)$2581,538 (50%)$2,60719 (1%)$1,747
2014-152,097 (69%)$4,65035 (1%)$8262,322 (76%)$2,85476 (2%)$1,986
2015-162,092 (68%)$4,68760 (2%)$4811,945 (63%)$2,94219 (1%)$1,368
2016-171,890 (63%)$4,71534 (1%)$3941,913 (64%)$2,9755 (0%)$1,400
2017-181,918 (67%)$4,713136 (5%)$3341,833 (64%)$2,85346 (2%)$1,000
2018-191,867 (63%)$4,791107 (4%)$3661,653 (55%)$2,7553 (0%)$243
2019-201,890 (65%)$4,8131,872 (64%)$7641,680 (58%)$2,701344 (12%)$1,071
2020-211,373 (55%)$4,9581,610 (65%)$1,0461,273 (51%)$2,570667 (27%)$1,118
2021-221,256 (63%)$4,6651,885 (95%)$2,502998 (50%)$2,512750 (38%)$899
Average1,830 (64.56%)$4,731639 (29.63%)$7751,684 (59.00%)$2,752214 (11.86%)$1,204
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..
The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.
For the last 10 years, on average, 110 (4.00 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $110.
YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14143 (5%)$3,807143 (5%)$3,807--
2014-15155 (5%)$3,901153 (5%)$3,9232 (0%)$2,235
2015-16117 (4%)$4,293116 (4%)$4,3012 (0%)$1,650
2016-17138 (5%)$4,467132 (4%)$4,4306 (0%)$5,266
2017-18109 (4%)$4,674108 (4%)$4,5722 (0%)$7,846
2018-19106 (4%)$4,526101 (3%)$4,3147 (0%)$6,294
2019-20106 (4%)$4,503106 (4%)$4,503--
2020-2160 (2%)$5,05759 (2%)$5,0541 (0%)$5,209
2021-2259 (3%)$5,01953 (3%)$4,5168 (0%)$7,096
Average110 (4.00%)$4,472108 (3.78%)$4,3804 (0.00%)$5,085
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